Transurban on Wednesday promoted group general manager of corporate services Samantha Hogg to the position of chief financial officer.

Hogg joined Transurban in 2008 as treasurer. She was acting CFO from August to October 2008. In January 2011 she assumed executive responsibility for all legal, company secretary, human resources, compliance, risk and sustainability. Prior to working for Transurban, Hogg held finance, business and marketing roles in the resources industry.

The announcement follows the resignation of CFO Tom Honan effective immediately. This comes exactly one month to the day since Michael Smith wrote in The Australian Financial Review that: